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Patients are being "put at risk" because some healthcare assistants are working without proper training or supervision, a BBC investigation found.
Hospital support workers say they have been left alone on wards with up to 40 patients, with junior staff asked to take blood samples and insert IV drips.
The Royal College of Nursing blamed a "woeful lack" of trained nurses.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt said record numbers of healthcare assistants were being trained.
The BBC has spoken to 32 care assistants from 19 hospitals across the East of England, West Midlands, East Midlands, London and South West.
The investigation found they were often asked to "act up" to perform roles designated for doctors and nurses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31746583
Hospital support workers say they have been left alone on wards with up to 40 patients, with junior staff asked to take blood samples and insert IV drips.
The Royal College of Nursing blamed a "woeful lack" of trained nurses.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt said record numbers of healthcare assistants were being trained.
The BBC has spoken to 32 care assistants from 19 hospitals across the East of England, West Midlands, East Midlands, London and South West.
The investigation found they were often asked to "act up" to perform roles designated for doctors and nurses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31746583